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Criminal gangs defrauding petrol stations
Criminal gangs are systematically defrauding petrol stations out of thousands of pounds worth of fuel using bogus fuel cards, according to national press reports. They report a warning by the City of London Police’s National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB) that criminal gangs are taking advantage of the weaker security on ...
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Massive new competitor to enter UK market
A massive new competitor is set to enter the UK market with a discount fuel offer. Costco, which has a worldwide turnover of $100bn, has applied for planning permission to build a petrol filling station (PFS) at its Liverpool site, and in the document states that it would be “one ...
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TV programme attacked as "unfair and unjustified"
The Independent Garage Association (IGA) has attacked the latest episode of the TV programme Your Money, Their Tricks. The programme saw the motor trade come under the spotlight and suggested that one of Britain’s biggest fast fit chains, Kwik-Fit, makes drivers pay for unnecessary work. “While there are some areas ...
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Asda claims it is cheapest fuel retailer
Asda has launched a prime time TV advertising campaign, shown during Coronation Street on ITV and backed up online, claiming that it has the lowest fuel prices of any retailer. Quoting ‘Experian All Star card’ as its source it claims, based on a comparison of weekly national average prices from ...
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Forecourt sites not in Alfred Jones sale
Top 50 Indies operator Alfred Jones has confirmed that none of its forecourts are involved in the sell-off of part of its estate to the Tesco-owned c-store group One Stop Stores. One Stop has agreed a deal to acquire 33 of Warrington-based Alfred Jones 70 c-store sites, subject to regulatory ...
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New head of petrol at PRA
The Retail Motor Industry Federation (RMI) has announced the appointment of Richard Chadderton as the new head of petrol for the PRA. He commenced the role on Monday 8 July and will be based at the London head office in Great Portland Street. Chadderton has more than 30 years experience ...
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Rontec opts for Tokheim Fuel POS solution
Rontec has decided to install Tokheim’s Fuel POS solution at 125 sites to support the strategic growth of its business in England and Wales. Rontec identified a need for a new point of sale solution that was capable of managing all aspects of its fuel and convenience retail business. Fuel ...
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Research into more efficient fuels
The University of Brighton has teamed up with industry and with academics in Russia, Italy and France in a £1.3m project to help design more efficient fuels. The research will focus on the microscopic fuel droplets as they reach combustion chambers. Current thinking is based on the premise that droplets ...
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PRA warns over card charges
The PRA has warned that rising charges for processing card payments are threatening the future of many petrol filling stations, and has called on the government to take urgent action. Plastic accounts for up to 50% of all UK retail business but this has now accelerated to an average of ...
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New car sales up
The latest sales figures for new cars show month on month sales in May were up 13.4% compared to May last year. Private registrations increased by 21.3%. “It is extremely encouraging that new car sales continued to improve in May with dealers reporting increased footfall in showrooms” said Sue Robinson, ...
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Petition calls for OFT inquiry
A petition calling for a full and transparent inquiry into the oil pricing process will be handed in at the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) by Quentin Willson of FairFuelUK, Robert Halfon and other MPs from all parties, on Monday, July 15th at 9am. The FairFuelUK petition contains more than ...
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AA launches website for car buyers
The AA has launched a new website – theaacars.com – designed to take the stress out of buying a car by offering advice and transparency in putting consumers in touch with recognised dealers. Every buyer using the service will be provided with an AA Cars History Check, so that they ...
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Sewell Retail signs up to Payment Watch
Top 50 Indie Sewell Retail has joined the British Oil Security Syndicate’s (BOSS’s) Payment Watch scheme. All 12 of the company’s sites are now part of the ‘no means of payment’ debt recovery scheme. Kevin Eastwood, executive director at BOSS, commented: “We’re very pleased to have the opportunity to extend ...
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Maxol welcomes investment to tackle fuel laundering
Brian Donaldson, chief operating officer of The Maxol Group, has welcomed the announcement that an additional £1.5m will be spent on new surveillance equipment and additional staff as part of a heightened offensive against criminals involved in fuel laundering in Northern Ireland. He said: ”Maxol has always been committed to ...
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Industry experts join Universe Group
Following its recent acquisition of Indigo Retail, Universe Group (parent company of HTEC) has appointed a number of experienced people within the industry to assist with the integration of Indigo’s software solutions within the HTEC range. The combined business aims to deliver an “innovative market-leading offer that provides outstanding products ...
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Simon Smith sells award-winning site
Top 50 Indie, Simon Smith Retail, has sold its award-winning Barnwood Budgens site in Gloucester. The company received “an offer they couldn’t refuse” from BP/M&S Simply Food, director Susie Hawkins told Forecourt Trader. “It was a good deal for us and a good deal for them,” she said. The site ...
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PSD Codax helps Australian forecourts
UK-based PSD Codax is helping BP in Australia take control of its car wash revenue. BP is integrating Codax Code Generator technology with its pos system to improve sales data reporting and security at sites across Australia. The system has been rolled out in conjunction with car wash equipment from ...
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Top 50 Indies share best practice at annual forecourt seminar
Top 50 indies Patrick Sewell of Sewell Retail and Jeremy Clarke of Motor Fuel Group shared their philosophies on running a petrol retail business at the annual Forecourt Seminar organised by the Association of Convenience Stores and Petrol Retailers Association. Record numbers attended the event at the King Tower Stadium ...
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Pay-by-smartphone fuel solution
MiFuel, a solution that lets drivers pay for fuel using their mobile phones, is now available from Micros Systems.
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"Incredible" rampage on forecourt
A man’s drunken rampage in a Halifax BP forecourt store was described as “incredible” and “absolutely amazing” by a shocked magistrate.